Avatar: The Way of Water
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
10+PG-13
2022·3h 12m·James Cameron·20th Century Studios·● Script read & verified
Jake Sully and his Na'vi family are forced to flee their forest home when human colonizers return to Pandora with a militarized mission. The family...
Best watched together — The intense battle sequences, character death, and complex themes about war and family sacrifice benefit from adult presence for processing
Heads Up for Parents
Despite the PG-13 rating, the emotional intensity of family separation and a beloved character's death may be more devastating for children than parents expect.
What's In It
Violence
Mild▸
Language
Very Mild▸
Scary
Mild▸
Romance
Very Mild▸
Substances
None▸
Stimulation
Mild▸
Cultural & Values Guide
Values & Themes
●Traditional family values
The entire narrative centers on Jake protecting his family from Colonel Quatrich, with family bonds and parental sacrifice driving every major plot point. The film explicitly portrays the strength found in family unity and the lengths parents will go to protect their children.
Community Notes
- Some Indigenous rights advocates have noted the irony of a film about Indigenous displacement being made by a major studio profiting from the themes
- Environmental groups have praised the film's ecological messaging while noting the carbon footprint of the production itself
Family Takeaways
What it gets right
- ✓Strong family bonds as Jake and Neytiri prioritize protecting their children above all else
- ✓Environmental themes about respecting nature and the interconnectedness of all living things
- ✓Characters from different cultures (forest and reef Na'vi) learning to accept and help each other despite differences
Cast:Sam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney WeaverStephen LangKate Winslet